Do Not Call Registry Data Book 2018: Iowa

Complaints by County

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Map of Iowa counties indicating relative number of complaints from low to high. See attached CSV file for complaint data by jurisdiction.

Complaints by Topic*

Graph of Do Not Call complaints by topic in the current fiscal year. The topic with the most complaints was reducing debt with 6,968 complaints, followed by medical and prescription with 3,732 complaints and imposters with 2,735 complaints. Note: not everyone who files a complaint reports a topic.

State Totals

Complaints:	40,239	(#43 nationally, per 100K population)
Active Registrations:	2,541,946	(#13 nationally, per 100K population)

Complaints by Fiscal Year

Graph of Do Not Call complaints recorded in Iowa from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2018. In 2014 there were 26,904 complaints filed, which increased each year to peak at 63,497 in 2017. In 2018 there were 40,236 complaints filed, fewer than 2017.

Active Registrations by Fiscal Year

Graph of active Do Not Call registrations in Iowa each fiscal year from 2014 to 2018. In 2014 there were 2.3 million numbers registered, which increased each year. In 2018 there were 2.5 million numbers registered.

Complaints by Call Type

Pie chart of Do Not Call complaints by Call Type in the current fiscal year. The largest portion was robocall at 27,626, followed by live caller at 11,803, and call type not reported at 810.